Need to Know CMS Open Door Forum Scheduled for May 22, 2008 (05/08) April 2008 RAI Manual Changes(05/08) July Quarterly Update to 2008 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement (05/08) Proposed Rule released for 2009 SNF PPS and Consolidated Billing (05/08) CMS Proposes More Accurate Payment Rates for Medicare SNF's in FY 2009 (05/08) CMS releases updated Action Plan for 2008 (04/08) Long-Term Care Health Information Technology Roadmap (04/08) Notes from the April 15th CMS Open Door Forum (04/08)

What's New Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Heparin Recall For All Provider Types (05/08) Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief (ANSR) Testimony (04/08) Long-Term Care Health Information Technology Summit to be held in June CMS and Pioneer Network-'Creating Home in the Nursing Home' Handouts available to download (04/08) Advancing Excellence Webinar on Consistent Staffing (04/08) OIG issues Open Letter to Health Care Providers (04/08) New E-prescribing regulation released by CMS for Part D sponsors (04/08) CMS' Next Open Door Forum to be held on April 15th (04/08)